Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Will Smith's slap at Oscars 'perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community'

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars was more than just a slap.

Abdul-Jabbar wrote that Smith’s reaction to Chris Rock’s joke about the movie star’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, “perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community.” 

"When Will Smith stormed onto the Oscar stage to strike ...